How Ancient Forest Gardens Are Keeping Hunger At Bay
https://newint.org/immersive/2021/01/06/sheltering-fjf-forest
Agroforesty has been passed down like this from generation to generation in Gedeo since Neolithic times, making it one of the oldest farming systems in the world. The system endures in an area with the highest rural population density in Ethiopia (1,300 people per kilometre squared), without degrading the land, while sustaining great diversity. A study from Gedeo’s Kochore district found 165 plant species within and around home gardens.
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